A convicting poem that traces the origins of “a girl’s best friend.”
Tag Archive for Globalism
Creative Essay
Letter from Argentina
A letter by an Alaskan high school student studying abroad in Argentina, sent to his family and friends.
Short Story
Mother Tongue
Jinku stays by her dying mother’s side nine weeks, then finds a stack of journals written in her mother’ native tongue, a language in which she only ever heard her mother speak two words.
Poetry
Dying Stars
“The stars died today. | Somewhere in China.”
Short Story
The Weight of a Stone
An incredible short story of love and faith in a society of strict castigation.
Short Story
Glass Bead Realizations
A short story of love and growing up, in a style reminiscent of Edwidge Danticat.
Poetry
Hues (Memories of Africa)
Recollection takes the form of vivid imagery.
Creative Essay
Just Mere Chance Decides?
An anecdote and its implications on social justice.
Creative Essay
Land Lost in the Current
An picture of a visit to Haiti, the world’s second poorest country.
Creative Essay
Guilty Land
In his unique style, Luyt describes a thunderstorm where he lives on the Highveld in South Africa, home to the most violent storms in the southern hemisphere.